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This was first published in October 2007
Collaborative BI may not carry the same kind of prestige that “big data” or the cloud does, but devotees like Barry Devlin believe it to be a critical game changer.
In small and midsize businesses as well as larger organizations, BI systems need to be flexible and adaptable in order to able to meet changing business needs, analysts say.
While telecommunications may be maturing in its use of analytics and BI tools, new research finds that more than half of its analytical process time is applied to data-related tasks.
Requests for more time to accommodate corporate review leads to extension.
Avoid pricey storage area network (SAN) devices and synchronize data with DRBD, a powerful — and free — software component available in Linux.
Before you strap in, make sure your data center network can handle the performance gains provided by solid state drive devices.
Some of last year's biggest information management mess-ups could have been avoided through closer adherence to best practices, according to experts.
Oracle and IBM are the sole product MDM “leaders,” says Gartner, which also sees some vendors starting to focus on social media data and “big data.”
In a Q&A;, database pioneer and VoltDB CTO Michael Stonebraker says that one size no longer fits all when it comes to buying database software.
Deloitte identifies four analytics trends: an increased focus on ethics, the rise of open data, new business models and a refusal to do analytics for its own sake.
Managing information to improve corporate performance will be a top priority in 2012, according to three new surveys.
The UK’s Environment Agency has procured a semantic wiki based knowledge management (KM) system to aid river restoration across Europe.
One reader asks expert William Cullen why the Media Recovery Process (MRP) in Oracle Data Guard shouldn't be used in multi-node Real Application Clusters (RAC) environments.
In this third part of a series on Oracle database consolidation, contributor Jeff McCormick explains how the Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD) can promote and encourage Oracle database consolidation.
Where do you start when your organization decides to undertake a migration to the cloud? Learn what needs to be considered from an excerpt of the book Migrating to the Cloud.
The low costs associated with open source software is a benefit to using open source content management and WCM technology, but there are hidden costs that can be mitigated with some planning.
Page-oriented Web is a thing of the past. In a multichannel world with the explosion of smartphones, e-readers and tablet PCs, it’s time to rethink WCM strategy to be successful and remain relevant.
Tighter integration with enterprise systems and a focus on multichannel experiences with video, mobile and cloud WCM tools are among analyst picks for 2012 as WCM takes on CRM strategies.
The latest version of Microsoft’s management tool has VMware’s offerings in its sights, but it will need Windows Server 8 and Hyper-V 3.0 to complete the private cloud picture.
With improved runbook automation coming in Windows Server 8, admins can simply script processes – and, do a lot more.
Microsoft kicks off another year of bug squashing, delivering seven security bulletins to seal holes in Windows Server 2008 R2 and desktop versions of Windows.